فَحَّتِ

Root: فح

Form: 1

Full Definition

فَحَّتِI , Present.T فَحُحَ and فَحِحَ the former dev. from a general rule, which requires the Present.T of a verb of this class when intrans. to be with kesr only, Verbal.Noun فَحِيحٌ and فَحٌّ and تَفْحَاحٌ, [the last an intensive form,] The viper [hissed, or] made a sound to proceed from its mouth: (S, K, TA: [see a verse cited voce مِطْحَانٌ:]) or what is meant by this verb is [it made a sound by] the rubbing of one part of its skin against another part: or its making a sound to proceed from its skin is termed كَشِيشٌ, or خَفِيفٌ: some use this verb (فحّت) in relation to any serpent: others, peculiarly in relation to the female of the [serpents called] أَسَاوِد. [J gives here a list of intrans. verbs of this class which have the Present.T with damm, anomalously, and also with kesr; and a list of trans. verbs of the same class which have the Present.T with kesr, anomalously, and also with damm: but both lists are defective; and it would be difficult to make them complete.]
2 And فَحَّ, Present.T فَحِحَ Verbal.Noun فَحِيحٌ; and فَحْفَحَ ; said of a man, He blew in his sleep, making a sound like the فَحِيح of the viper.

Lane's Lexicon — The most scholarly Arabic-English dictionary available

The product of over thirty years of unrelenting labor. A work of such unique greatness that to this day it remains supreme in the field of Arabic lexicography.

✓ Full text search • ✓ Root-based navigation
✓ Advanced filters • ✓ Mobile access

Trusted by 1000+ researchers worldwide
Featured on Fons Vitae • Used by universities globally

Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

Full Definition

Related Words from the Same Root

Verbs

Nouns